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The HASPone is a DIY in-wall Touchscreen Home Assistant Controller.  I've built one and haven't had a chance yet to figure out the best way to put it to use.  Here are a number of links I used in the process.

HA SwitchPlate HASPone: DIY In-Wall Touchscreen Home Assistant Controller
HASPone Core Functionality Blueprint
HA SwitchPlate HASPone
Project Enclosure
3D Printable Models
Bill of Materials
Home Assistant Automation Example
Flash firmware to ESP8266
Automations for handling Scene select buttons on page 1

I use MineOS to manage minecraft servers.  Here is some information about installing, configuring and using MineOS:

Updating the Webui

Here is some information on house/shed framing:

Framing Shed Walls: The Only Guide You Need
California Corner and Energy Savings
Build Your Own Home as the General Contractor
How to Frame a Wall Corner

Sublime Text 3 is one of my favorite text editors.  Apparently Sublime Text 4 is out now and the automatic upgrade will actually move from 3 to 4 which then requires a new license.  In order to avoid that, add the following line to preferences:

"update_check": false

I have visions of automating my pool equipment.  At some point, I'll need to upgrade to a variable speed pump and that combined with solar will require some sort of brains to ensure the pump is running at full speed when the solar is engaged.  This post is going to be a work in progress to document related information as I come across it.

Connect your pool to your smart home for $20 with Arduino
PoolMCU Github